Daniel Smales

Career

Daniel auditioned and successfully gained a place to study Musical Theatre at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He was also accepted into Royal Academy of Music, but was forced to turn his place down due not been able to fund his place. Following that decision, he embarked on his passion for film.

His first audition was for a film called Death Walks for the first time Writer and Director Spencer Hawken. The audition was to play the role of Steve who’s character was the shop assistant alongside his characters love interest "Louise" (Lucinda Rhodes). Upon the films completion he was asked to play the character Kevin local journalist in No Reasons. The role would prove a daring character, he based characteristics of an old teacher. One review of the film compliments the characteristics used “an admirably creepy performance by Daniel Smales”.

Personal life

Daniel was born in Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom), located in Yorkshire where he grew up on the Orchard Park Estate. Daniel has an older sister and an older brother. He attended the local school Shaw Park Primary School, along with the local secondary school Sir Henry Cooper School. The redevelopment of the area, has since seen both schools demolished. He attended Wyke Sixth Form College where he studied Performing Arts and Information Technology. Discovering a passion, Daniel took a year at Hull College studying Musical Theatre. Daniel left Hull to pursue his career and now resides in London, (United Kingdom).